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Sail Racing

A Rookie on Rio 100

“What? Are you kidding me? That never happens!” Such was the response from a sailing buddy when I told him I was joining the Rio

Racing: Shooting the Tiger

So much goes into preparing for a big regatta: finding reliable crew, boat repairs and maintenance, practice, time, money. But often it’s the simplest things

11th Hour Wins The Ocean Race

Leg 7 Leg 7 started off with a bang—literally—when Guyot-Environment hit 11th Hour Racing Team. Visibility is limited on IMOCA 60s, and a simple port-starboard

The Race to Alaska

Riddle me this, sailor: What do you get when there’s a gale warning out of the west and a 13-year-ebb tide rushing out of the

The Ocean Race: Meet the Sailors

During The Ocean Race’s Newport stopover, SAIL magazine had a chance to catch up with some of the sailors that make this race possible. Here’s

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Gear: GOST Kasper

From the security experts at GOST (Global Ocean Security Technologies) comes a new security tracker for small boats and dinghies.  You can think of Kasper

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From the Editor: Here We Go Again

I’m about to set out on what could be my greatest adventure yet: My first transatlantic crossing. A group of young climate advocates are trying

Photo Courtesy of Linda Crew-Gee

Blue Water Medal Awarded to Pete Hill

The Cruising Club of America has announced its 2025 awardees. The highest honor, the Blue Water Medal for “exceptional seamanship and adventure by amateur sailors,”

Trivia

Today’s Trivia: The Right Way

Though it’s perhaps the most well-known word in the nautical lexicon, many don’t know where the word “starboard” came from. What’s the etymological origin? A)

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Happy Holidays from SAIL

It’s a cliche but 2025 really was a year like no other—for me, for the magazine, and for the world. At this time last year,

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